This week I'll be using the Tarot of the Sidhe, created by Emily Carding and published by Schiffer. I'll also be using the Green Man Tree Oracle, created by John Matthews and Will Worthington with Connections as its publisher. Today's draws are Elder (Hierophant) and White Poplar (Eadha):
This Elder/Hierophant invites us to have a seat and learn - not simply information and knowledge, but wisdom. Information consists of organized facts (the 'what'), knowledge is the ability to interpret and apply those facts (the 'how'), and wisdom is the insightful, ethical application of that knowledge (the 'why' and 'when'). Information can be a dangerous thing if not rightly used; wise teachers understand this and want us to grasp it too. White Poplars (Eadha) are often referred to as the ‘whispering’ or ‘talking’ trees. Their long, flattened leaf stalks grow in such a way as to make a noise with every breeze that passes. Matthews describes it as animated - endowed with life, movement, or spirit, typically describing lively, vigorous, or energetic behavior. There are those who teach for power or a paycheck and those who teach because they are passionate about what they want to share. May we all find mentors of the latter variety!
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